Ellen Louise Designs

Ellen Louise Designs

Friday, 27 December 2013

Greenery in design

I've really got an obsession at the moment with succulents on desks, garden walls, pot plants and terrariums in kitchens and herbs in draws! These are all such good ideas! They make the indoors so much nicer and soften harsh architecture as well as bringing the outside in! This is something anyone can have, small house, big house, it doesn't matter how much space you have, it can always work and freshens up any space.




This is a photo I've taken at my own home where myself and my housemate have started a herb garden, it's on our balcony but I wish we had more bench space in the kitchen so I could keep it in there! One day I'll have my kitchen herb garden...one day. I'd really like to get a little cactus pot for my shelf in my bedroom too but I'll see if I can keep these baby's alive through the summer first.


I absolutely love this idea. Hollowing out corks to put tiny succulents in them and pinning them to a wall makes a beautiful wall decoration for indoors or even outdoors on a boring wall next to an outdoor living area.

This one is very 'better homes and gardens' isn't it? It's very neat and simple to make and very effective. Very good if you are super keen to have plants but have no floor space for them!




This is by far my favorite and I'd love to do this one day. If your interested, I found a basic tutorial on design sponge.com on how to make upside down planters so feel free to try it yourself!


Happy Making! Ellen x